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Re:Younger Americans benefit less from booster shots than ol... by roenxi on Saturday February 05, 2022 @08:02PM (#30228161)
But presumably now he's had 5-6 days of discomfort, the vaccine antibodies will get flushed out and at some point he's going to get COVID and suffer 5-6 days of discomfort from COVID anyway. These first generation vaccines are a bit harsh which would make sense given that they were rushed through. It is unclear if they are suitable for frequent use given the side effects.

COVID isn't going away, everyone's going to catch a couple of varients in the next 60 years assuming they live that long.

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Re:Younger Americans benefit less from booster shots than ol... by Nextgrid on Saturday February 05, 2022 @11:11PM (#30229335)
To the best of our current understanding, the benefit of vaccination doesn't seem binary, so even if antibodies and thus immunity fades over time, it might still be beneficial to fight off a serious, life-threatening infection.

The current stats suggest that even though the latest variants are way more infectious and can defeat the vaccine, most deaths still occur within the unvaccinated cohort.

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